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6. Introductory Verbs

Different Introductory Verbs can be used instead of “say” or “tell”. Study the following table and pay attention to different constructions used after certain verbs:

Introductory Verb

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

agree + to-inf

offer

promise

refuse

threaten

"Yes, I'll help you."

"Shall 1 open the door?"

"Of course I'll pay”

"No, 1 won't go with you.”

"Stop crying or I'll punish you."

He agreed to help me.

He offered to open the door.

He promised to pay me.

He refused to go with us.

He threatened to punish me if 1 didn't stop crying.

advise + sb + to-inf

ask

beg

command

invite

order

remind

warn

"You should see a lawyer." "Could you help me?"

"Please, please don't hurt her!"

"Stand to attention!"

"Will you have dinner with me?"

"Leave the cat alone!"

"Don't forget to ring Ann." "Don't go near the rocks."

He advised me to see a lawyer.

He asked me to help him.

He begged me not to hurt her.

He commanded the soldiers to stand to attention.

He invited me to (have) dinner with him.

She ordered me to leave the cat alone.

She reminded me to ring Ann.

He warned me not to go near the rocks.

admit + gerund

accuse sb of

apologise for

boast of/about

complain to sb of

deny

insist on

(say one) prefers

suggest

"Yes, I told her the secret."

"You took the money."

"I'm sorry I arrived so late."

"I'm the fastest of all."

"I have a toothache."

"I didn't take the book."

"You must come with us."

"I'd rather do it myself."

"Let's have a party."

He admitted (to) telling/having told her the secret.

He accused me of taking/having taken the money.

He apologised for arriving/having arrived so late.

He boasted of/about being the fastest of all.

He complained to me of having a toothache.

He denied taking/having taken the book.

He insisted on me/my going with them.

He said he preferred doing/to do it himself.

He suggested having a party.

agree + that-clause

complain

deny

explain

exclaim/remark

promise

suggest

"Yes, it's a big house."

"You're always lying to me."

"I didn't take that book."

"That's why I didn't take it."

"What a sunny day it is!"

"Of course I'll help you."

"You'd better see a doctor."

He agreed that it was a big house.

He complained that I was always lying to him.

He denied that he had taken the book.

He explained to me why/that he hadn't taken it.

He exclaimed/remarked that it was a sunny day.

He promised that he would help me.

He suggested that I (should) see a doctor.

Note: admit, advise, boast, insist, threaten, warn, remind can also be followed by a that-clause in Reported speech.

6.1 First write the appropriate introductory verb then report the following situations:

1. "You should go to bed." – advise He advised me to go to bed.

2. "Please, please don't leave me."

3. "Do it now!"

4. "No, I did not kill him."

5. "Oh, alright. I'll do the washing-up."

6. "Don't forget to take the dog out."

7. "Everybody, stand up now!"

8. "No, I will not give you my money."

9. "Could I use your phone?"

10. "I'm sorry I shouted at you."

6.2 Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech using different reporting verbs:

advise, invite, offer, promise, refuse, remind, warn + to-infinitive

apologise for, insist on, suggest + gerund

agree, announce, boast, claim, concede + that-clause

1. 'We're going to get married in June,' she said. – She announced that they were going to get married in June.

2. 'Don't go near that dog,' she told him.

3. After the meal, he said, 'Please don't argue – I'm going to pay.'

4. 'I'm sorry I didn't write,' she said.

5. 'Would you like to come round for dinner on Friday evening?' he asked them.

6. 'I think you should give up smoking,' the doctor said to her.

7. 'Alright, yes, I was wrong and you were right,' he said.

8. 'Yes, I'll write every week,' she said.

9. 'Shall I carry that suitcase for you?' she said.

10. 'How about going to the theatre on Saturday?' he said.

11. 'The newspaper report's not true,' said the Prime Minister.

12. 'Don't forget to post that letter,' she said to him.

13. 'Yes, it was a difficult exam,' the teacher said.

14. 'No, I won't give you a pay rise,' the manager told her.

15. ‘My parents have got three cars,’ she said.

6.3 Report the following using an appropriate introductory verb from the list below: